Turkey & Vermillion
Turkey and vermilion fly singing this morning on walk

Turkey and vermilion fly singing this morning on walk

Don’t remember posting these from last B3 FT.
They might know a thing or two about birds, but they stole our title!!— Cornell
Here’s a comparison of Semipalmated with a Least. So I think we can see actual black legs here on this sandpiper. It’s a short-winged bird; wings are just atop tail. Bill is short and pretty straight. Overall coloration is fairly pale, not brown. Baird’s and Least are brown-hued birds. Both also have a chest coloration…
Love it when it’s quiet enough to hear the snap of warbler bills. The “snap” may be the warblers popping open elm seeds, as it sounds particularly loud these days. Update: I now believe the snap I hear is the warbler bill coming together on an insect. Not seeds popping. I knew y’all were waiting…
Anybody else see this cool local visitor?